Final plus minus leaders from the 2009-2010 season. The first name is the cummulative leader on the team and the second name is the per minute leader on the team. Might be a good place to start to look for hidden talent. Most of the players are household names, but there are also some surprises. The list below filters out any player who played less than 500 minutes. Notice that Camby was the leader on 2 separate teams. No coincidence there.

Player efficiency rating leader = Charlie V and Tay in a tie. Charlie V was also surprisingly 2nd on the team in block percentage behind Ben Wallace.

Defensive rebounding percentage leader = Kwame Brown

Clutch scoring leader per 48 minutes = Rip Hamilton, who was 5th in the entire NBA.

Offensive Win Shares leader = Jonas Jerebko.

3 point makes per game leader = Charlie V.

Other notes on Charlie V... he was 2nd on the team in total field goals for the year, which was a full 70 ahead of the 3rd place player. He had 24 more 3 point makes than the 2nd player, Ben Gordon and he shot .030 better from deep. He was 2nd on the team in blocks, and way ahead of 3rd place.

And man did he suck.

One other note. Ben Wallace led the entire NBA in offensive rebounding percentage. That is very impressive for any age, but especially for his, when he could have already retired.

The top 13 defensive teams all made the playoffs. 15 out of the top 16 defensive teams in the leage made the playoffs. The lone exception was the Suns, who were 23rd in defense, but had the #1 offense by a huge margin (115.3 points/100 vs. 111.9 for the next highest scoring team).

When you sort by offense, you see that there were 4 teams that were below average in offense, but who still made the playoffs (Heat, Bucks, Bobcats, and Bulls). So, it is clear that you need both, but defense seems like the more important of the 2.

Every Celtic players seems brainwashed to only want to discuss defense in interviews.

The top 13 defensive teams all made the playoffs. 15 out of the top 16 defensive teams in the leage made the playoffs. The lone exception was the Suns, who were 23rd in defense, but had the #1 offense by a huge margin (115.3 points/100 vs. 111.9 for the next highest scoring team).

When you sort by offense, you see that there were 4 teams that were below average in offense, but who still made the playoffs (Heat, Bucks, Bobcats, and Bulls). So, it is clear that you need both, but defense seems like the more important of the 2.

Every Celtic players seems brainwashed to only want to discuss defense in interviews.

It hasn't gone out of style and never will.

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so where were the Pistons in these categories?? I know we were in the bottom five in offense, but how did our D stack up.....especially compared to our D in 03, 04, 05, 06 and 07??

Just going a little deeper on the previous comment about offense vs. defense. eFG% is a pretty key metric.

Only 1 team below the league average in eFG% allowed made the playoffs. That means that if you were a worse than average defensive team, you had a 7% chance of making the playoffs.

7 teams below the league average in eFG% made the playoffs. So, if you were a worse than average offensive team, then you had a 41% chance of making the playoffs.

On an unrelated topic, here is something strange that I noticed. Both the Warriors and the Suns are very fast paced teams. They are 1st and 4th in terms of pace respectively. However, the Warriors led the lead in forced turnover percentage and the Suns were dead last.

On an unrelated topic, here is something strange that I noticed. Both the Warriors and the Suns are very fast paced teams. They are 1st and 4th in terms of pace respectively. However, the Warriors led the lead in forced turnover percentage and the Suns were dead last.

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Things that make you go hmmm

Thanks for the stats TaS....are getting this info from some NBA stat application from your new IPAD?

Detroit allowed the fewest field goal attempts in the NBA this season, which was almost a thousand less than what the Suns allowed. However, only 6 teams in the league allowed more 3-pointers to be made against them than we did. To me, that means that our defense was decent on the interior and very weak on the perimeter.

While we were 2nd in the leage in offensive rebounds, we were dead last in defensive rebounds. This is closely related to the fact that we missed at a leage leading rate and allowed our opponents to score very efficiently. Lots of offensive rebound chances and relatively few defensive rebound opportunities.

In terms of guarding the perimeter, we were the top team in the league in 2004 and allowed .302 shooting from 3-point land. This season, we were 28th in the league and allowed .375.

To give you some perspective on how bad that is, keep in mind that no player on the Pistons averaged above that from deep and we allowed the entire league to do it against us. Tay was tops at .370. It was like open shooting at the gym I guess.

Detroit allowed the fewest field goal attempts in the NBA this season, which was almost a thousand less than what the Suns allowed. However, only 6 teams in the league allowed more 3-pointers to be made against them than we did. To me, that means that our defense was decent on the interior and very weak on the perimeter.

While we were 2nd in the leage in offensive rebounds, we were dead last in defensive rebounds. This is closely related to the fact that we missed at a leage leading rate and allowed our opponents to score very efficiently. Lots of offensive rebound chances and relatively few defensive rebound opportunities.

What has happened to the "no fly zone"? Total blocks by the Pistons per season since the ship...03-04: 570 (1st)04-05: 497 (3rd)05-06: 490 (3rd)06-07: 472 (2nd)07-08: 472 (3rd)08-09: 377 (19th)09-10: 313 (27th)

Fell off the cliff.

In terms of guarding the perimeter, we were the top team in the league in 2004 and allowed .302 shooting from 3-point land. This season, we were 28th in the league and allowed .375.

To give you some perspective on how bad that is, keep in mind that no player on the Pistons averaged above that from deep and we allowed the entire league to do it against us. Tay was tops at .370. It was like open shooting at the gym I guess.

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The opposite end of spectrum in the rebounds is mind boggling....that means if we had been last in both, we may had less wins than the Nets.....and a better shot at the # 1 pick

Do we give Flip any credit for those blue years above?? Without looking at the BBref, I am thinking the scoring defense is probably in line with these blocks as we should have been in the top three in D during his tenure.

Did some calculations on what kind of value we got for our salaries this year.

Amt paid per game played: Lowest was Jerebko at $5,720 Highest was Rip at $252,717

In terms of minutes played, the best values were: Jerebko Bynum Wallace Stuckey

bottom three were Kwame Wilcox Rip Hamilton

In terms of baskets made: Jerebko got $1,578 for each one Kwame got $66,129 for each one

In terms of 3 pointers made: Jerebko got $12,711 for each one Prince got $382,384 for each one

Free throws: Jerebko at $3,661 Prince at $147,491

Offensive rebounds: Jerebko at $2,359 Rip at $387,500

Total rebounds: Jerebko at only $957!!! Rip at $95,287

Assists: Bynum at $2,917 Wilcox at $230,769

Steals: Jerebko at $5,792 Rip at $387,500

Blocks: Ben Wallace at $15,553 Rip Hamilton at $3,875,000

Points: Jerebko at $618 Kwame at $26,115

Conclusion... Jerebko was a good value and significantly overperformed for his contract amount. We got RIPped off on Rip and Tay due to their injuries and sub par years. We also wasted money on Kwame and Wilcox. They didn't do much and got paid for being big bench warmers.

For every 3-pointer Tay burried, the Pistons could have fed 1,000 starving children, built a well, and erected a school somewhere!